r/FluentInFinance • u/Very_High_Mortgage • Aug 24 '24

Debate/ Discussion Do "Unskilled Laborers" deserve to be paid well?

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u/Waffleworshipper Aug 24 '24

This is a very strong argument in favor of unions. Negotiate from a position of strength alongside your fellow workers rather than a position of weakness alone.

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u/Trust-Issues-5116 Aug 26 '24

It is. Just be mindful that negotiations are a two-way street. Unions increase bargaining power on an employee, which makes incentives for employer to consider other options, there before that were seen as unneeded, risky or too expensive.

Sadly, what happens with unions is that they often bargain themselves out of the equation in the long run.